§ Moved That a Committee of Five Lords be appointed to join with a Committee of the House of Commons to consider and report upon the subject of the House of Lords and Commons Permanent Staff (The Chairman of Committees); agreed to.
§ The Lords following were named of the Committee:
- M. Salisbury.
- M. Ripon.
- E. Morley.
- E. Camperdown.
- V. Knutsford.
§ Ordered, That such Committee have power to agree with the Committee of the House of Commons in the appointment of a Chairman.
§ Then a Message was ordered to be sent to the House of Commons to acquaint them therewith, and to request them to appoint Five Members of that House to be joined with the said Committee pursuant to the Resolution of this House of the 17th instant and to the Message of the House of Commons of Tuesday last signifying their concurrence in the said Resolution.